Pondok Baronang: "Enjoy kerang hijau at Pondok Baronang!" Top 5 Page for this destination Indonesian Tip by kokoryko

If you feel hungry during or after visiting Sunda Kelapa harbour, you may look for a restaurant and see a tourist trap fast food near the entrance; I recommend to walk a little bit (200m ); 200m north of the harbour entrance gate, where the channel widens (where the first boat is moored, in fact!), walk to the east (harbour at your back), 150m, you cross Jalan Sunda Kelapa, and look for a house a bit 20 m back of the street, you will see the sign (picture 5) and the window with the flowing water!
It is a sea food restaurant, but what I enjoyed the most with my friend here was the kerang hijau (picture 1), green mussels which in fact are fresh water mussels! Prepared with lots of garlic, green and red pepper, ginger. . . . we left nothing, and we also had fried fish, very nicely presented (picture 2), with a plate of rice, of course.
Some celebrities (?) even leave autographs in this restaurant (picture 3), which really does not look like a must go place from outside. . . and inside, the staff was not stressed by lots of customers (picture 4). . . . and the eating room is just very ordinary. Important is the food, and here it was very good, I never had that sort of mussels before and I enjoyed a lot.

Address: Jalan Sunda Kelapa
Comparison: less expensive than average
Directions: Off Suda Kelapa, walk 150 m East, you will see it !
Jalan Sunda Kelapa
06°07’27.32”S; 106°48’39.12”E
Price: less than US$10
Rating: 4
Theme: Local